PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Imagine a turtle the size of a quarter. Now imagine 11. That’s how many tiny shell-ebrities are receiving care at the Oregon Zoo until Spring 2024. These tiny turtles were ...

Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn't the initial driver, researchers think.

Vermont banned the import and sale of pond slider turtles, including red-eared sliders, to protect native species. Pond sliders compete with native turtles for resources and can spread diseases.

Red-eared slider turtles can live a good life in a secure outdoor pond, and can be quite entertaining to watch. Credit: Braastad family photo In 1975, red-eared slider turtles with shells measuring ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Eleven tiny, endangered northwestern pond turtle babies have made their home in the Oregon Zoo - part of a program to help keep the little reptiles from getting eaten by invasive ...

An environmental scientist at Harrisburg University recently found the shell of an extinct, previously unknown turtle species at a fossil site in Tennessee. The discovery of the painted turtle – which ...

Turtle shell fragments, which date back up to 50,000 years ago, were discovered at an archaeological site in Germany, posing questions about their origins, officials said. Photo from the State Office ...

What Kind of Turtle Is in the Video? In his pond, Zak notices his fish are acting strange. That’s when he discovers a softshell turtle has taken up residence. The reptile seems to have come from a ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is thinking of adding some federal protections for a turtle found in Oregon. The western pond turtle is found in fresh water and wetlands west of the Cascades. It is ...

How smushed shells could help to resolve paleontological mysteries. By Asher Elbein You never know where a bit of unusual scientific research is going to lead. Consider a 2012 study about turtle ...